Stellify is the first single from Ian Brown

Ian Brown

Ian George Brown is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Stone Roses, which broke up in 1996 but are confirmed to reunite in 2012. Since the break-up of the Stone Roses he has pursued a solo career...

's sixth solo album My Way

My Way (Ian Brown album)

My Way is the sixth solo album by British artist Ian Brown. The album was released on September 28, 2009. The album's lead single "Stellify" was released on September 21, 2009...

. It was the first time that Brown "sort of consciously sat down and decided to write a love song". The song was released on September 21, 2009. In an interview with XFM Manchester he claimed that the song was originally written for Rihanna

Rihanna

Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...

, for her upcoming studio album, but he realised he had created "a great sound" so claimed the track for himself.